October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Turn on and sing along, including children’s names into the lyrics. Use movement to represent verse-refrain as follows:• Verse: Choose a new large movement on every repeat. • Refrain (I’m gonna..): Improvised dancing • Non-mobile children:Verse: Tap/massage various body partsRefrain: Clap Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play Observe spontaneous responses from children. This may include vocalization at the beginning […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Let’s make a rain storm!• Vigorously tap palms on thighs saying, “boooom!” for thunder.• Follow with a hand clap for lightening.• Lightly tap fingertips up and down body saying “dee-dee” for raindrops.• Repeat allowing the children to explore the sounds on their body. Distribute drums. Turn on Play to microbeat and macrobeat using drum variations. Gather new drumming […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Vocal play: Make a wiggly ascending “bloop” matching the wiggling of hands and arms. Repeat with descending movement. Continue the silly game, encouraging children to join in. Move to verses as suggested below: • 1st: Wiggle entire body all around with a relaxed fluid movement (microbeat) • 2nd: Splash hands in bath (macrobeat) • 3rd: Tap floor or […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Turn on or sing a cappella. Sing, and move to the beat throughout. Suggested movements: • Cuddle up: Rock side to side • Doo, doo, doo: Push hands outward, as if shooing (Alt: clap, slide hands, or tap fingers along body) • Cuddle up: Rock side to side Optional extensions (a cappella with nonsense syllables): • Body awareness: Tap body […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Turn on and sing along, including children’s names into the lyrics. Dance along, using movement to represent verse-refrain as follows: • Verse: Choose a new large movement on every repeat. • Refrain (I’m gonna…): Improvised dancing • Non-mobile children: Verse: Tap/massage various body parts Refrain: Clap Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play Observe spontaneous responses from children. This may include vocalization at […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Vocal play: Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Repeat several times. Distribute shakers. Turn on and play along using shaker variations • Move to the macrobeat through the entire song. • Use the same variation and move to the microbeat. • Repeat with a new variation and […]
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October 13, 2020
Musical activities: Lead as in week 11 for the value of repetition. Incorporate high/low vocal sounds: • High voice while wiggling head and upper body parts • Low voice while wiggling feet and lower body parts Rhythm patterns Presentation ideas: music play. Observe the children’s spontaneous responses.
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October 12, 2020
Musical activities: Sing a cappella (alt: turn on ) Sing, and move to the beat throughout. Suggested movements: • Cuddle up: Rock side to side (macrobeat) • Doo, doo, doo: Push hands outward, as if shooing (Alt: clap, slide hands, or tap fingers along body) • Cuddle up: Rock side to side (macrobeat) Distribute bears, and continue a cappella with nonsense syllables. • […]
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October 12, 2020
Musical activities: Turn on and dance playfully, reflecting the joyful mood of the music. Use large movement to represent musical form: • Verse: There was a jolly miiler (new large movement on every repeat. • Refrain: La, la: Turn in place (repeat this movement every time) • Non-mobile children: Tap or massage different body parts for […]
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October 12, 2020
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Vocal play: Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Repeat several times. Turn on and play along using shaker variations. Observe vocal responses. • Move to the macrobeat through the entire song. • Use the same variation and move to the microbeat. • Repeat with a […]
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